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Is the ACLU suing to have cross-shaped headstones removed from military cemeteries?
The ACLU files no such suit, and it hasn't sued to "end prayer from the military" either.
Was Obama rude to wounded veterans during a visit to the National Naval Medical Center?
A chain e-mail that makes such a claim gets several facts wrong and is disputed by an official who was present at the meeting.
Is ACORN providing workers for the 2010 census?
No. ACORN employees will not be taking the census. The group is one of more than 30,000 "partners" that will help publicize the event.
Is Obama planning to increase the federal tax on gun ammunition by 500 percent?
No such proposal has been made by the Obama administration. And nobody in Congress has introduced any bill to increase the 11 percent federal excise tax on ammo.
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